One of my favourite pieces of cinematic music; the base tune is actually adapted from a portion of “The Gael”, written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean in 1990. MacLean, in turn, was probably influenced by a much older melody which appears frequently in songs collectively known as “Las Folías de España“, widely adapted by a number of Baroque composers (Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli). It has also been adapted more recently by Trevor Morris for Season 1 of The Tudors (his version is called “A Historic Love“).

I can’t help but chortle when I listen to this song; the combination of multiple incongruities adds up to a sort of juvenile entertainment.

Imagine Chad Kroeger or Scott Stapp had a kid sister who was trying her damnedest to emulate their scratchy singing voices, all while dressing like Taylor Momsen and mistaking the bass line of a mid-90s Real McCoy club track for genuine rock and roll. (I am a guy who can enjoy dance pop tracks, but they are not rock and roll.)

Any one of these things on their own would be less than noteworthy, but mashed all together they make me chuckle.

Chief Pilot

Chris is most often found flying a desk, but he delights in studying the Golden Age of Aviation (1919-1939). He admires all the pioneering men and women who navigated the skies with nothing more sophisticated than a map, compass and sextant—and the conviction that there was no place they could not reach.